Scenes on Every Floor
Feb 13, 1904 · 6m
Director
Lucien NonguetOverview
The 1904–1905 Pathé short Un coup d’œil par étage (literally “A Glance on Each Floor”) is an inventive early comedy that presents a whimsical peek into life across multiple apartments in a single building. It plays with cinematic point-of-view and narrative structure in a way that was novel at the time. The film cuts between brief vignettes on each apartment floor: a man at a phone, a pillow fight between children, an elderly lady with a cat—and finally, a resident scrambling to extinguish curtains that have caught fire. Structured as a vertical tour ("par étage"), the short runs about 6 minutes in restored screenings and was featured in retrospectives on early cinem
Cast of Scenes on Every Floor
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About Scenes on Every Floor
What is Scenes on Every Floor about?
The 1904–1905 Pathé short Un coup d’œil par étage (literally “A Glance on Each Floor”) is an inventive early comedy that presents a whimsical peek into life across multiple apartments in a single building. It plays with cinematic point-of-view and narrative structure in a way that was novel at the time. The film cuts between brief vignettes on each apartment floor: a man at a phone, a pillow…
When was Scenes on Every Floor released?
Scenes on Every Floor was released on February 13, 1904.
How long is Scenes on Every Floor?
Scenes on Every Floor runs 6 minutes.
Who directed Scenes on Every Floor?
Scenes on Every Floor was directed by Lucien Nonguet.
Who is in the cast of Scenes on Every Floor?
The cast of Scenes on Every Floor includes Dranem, Félix Galipaux and Andre Maréchal.